Confirmed with Link: [BUF/VGK] Jack Eichel & 3rd-2023(BUF) FOR Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, 1st-2022(VGK) & 2nd-2023(VGK)

[valet]

so jack asked for a trade unless we were gonna try and be competitive, we tried, he sucked all year, got hurt, THEN tried to say he wanted a surgery that the teams medical staff disagreed with and that’s why he needed to be traded? basically threw the team under the bus and lied about it. not very good imo. i honestly don’t wish him any good will at all

 

[joshjull]

 

[DueDiligence]

Is it still petty to remove the C from a player who said they don't want to be around? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm???

not at all.

 

[Shmuffalo]

Adams showed he's ruthlessly committed to youth by avoiding a deal that involved taking on a Berglund/Sobotka/Simmonds type.

Let's just hope Tuch doesn't retire lol

 

[valet]

it’s crazy to me that he has to do some big interview after the trade too. just screams desperate egotism

 

[joshjull]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[Sabreality]

it’s crazy to me that he has to do some big interview after the trade too. just screams desperate egotism

I'm sure the NHL is going to bleed this news cycle story dry...wouldnt you?

 

[joshjull]

it’s crazy to me that he has to do some big interview after the trade too. just screams desperate egotism

I think the interview was already scheduled

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jim Bob]

I think the interview was already scheduled

Jack is going on ESPN’s The Point too. I don’t think it’s desperate, I think it is normal.

 

[joshjull]

That means no

 

[joshjull]

 

[Royisgone]

Guess who just lost this trade? Hint: it wasn't Las Vegas.

 

[joshjull]

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Too late, Jack. You abandoned us after failing to lead the team to the post season (in a vacuum. Obviously management and coaching played very large roles in this). I still intend to boo you so hard when you come back to buffalo.

 

[Royisgone]

I fully expect Eichel to tear it up for Vegas if he returns to full health & have no bad feelings towards them if that happens.

Of course he will. He's something like a 1.3 point per game player when going well, especially if surrounded by talent.

I still can't believe we just gave him away.

We all knew this would be the result of the trade all along, but it still hurts!

 

[Jim Bob]

Guess who just lost this trade? Hint: it wasn't Las Vegas.

Someone needs to update their username.

 

[OkimLom]

so jack asked for a trade unless we were gonna try and be competitive, we tried, he sucked all year, got hurt, THEN tried to say he wanted a surgery that the teams medical staff disagreed with and that’s why he needed to be traded? basically threw the team under the bus and lied about it. not very good imo. i honestly don’t wish him any good will at all

There's no trying to be competitive when you employ Ralph Krueger and hire ANOTHER rookie GM, have Carter Hutton as your starting goaltender, and trade for Staal, and sign Taylor Hall when you have a lot of weaknesses on the team.

He sucked all year because he was freaking injured before the season even began. Then he got hurt again.

If he wasn't interested in a rebuild and made that aware to the Sabres, and he was using the surgery as leverage to get off the team, then disagreeing with the team medical staff wouldn't make sense if one wanted off the team asap.

 

[valet]

I'm sure the NHL is going to bleed this news cycle story dry...wouldnt you?

that doesn’t make it any less weird and egotistic though…. maybe i am just out of touch

 

[Zip15]

it’s crazy to me that he has to do some big interview after the trade too. just screams desperate egotism

Gary, the puppetmaster, has to be thrilled. This pushed the Blackhawks/Aldrich story way down the news cycle.

 

[JThorne]

Guess who just lost this trade? Hint: it wasn't Las Vegas.

So if Eichel plays well for Vegas and they crap out in the 2nd round, then have cap struggles over the summer and field a team that barely makes the playoffs during the rest of his time, they still win?
Or if Eichel plays well for two or three years and then takes a hard hit and his ADR dislodges and he can't play again. They still win?
Or if Eichel just pouts and snorts his way in Vegas like his buddy Kane. They still win?

Yeah, too early to say win or lose. You're projecting what you hope. NOBODY knows who wins or loses. Too many variables. But grats to you for trying to look cool. Didn't work, but grats on trying.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

The second they said Buffalo is one of the greatest markets in the NHL, I knew they were full of shit

 

[joshjull]

 

[KiwiGriff]

I know we are all Sabres fans, well ... I think we are, some of you post like you hate the team , but I it's good to remind everyone that Jack is just a person like us. Did I like him as a Sabre? Yes and no. His performance in his peak were damn impressive, but his body language always screamed negativity to me. I'm happy to see him go BUT I'm also really happy for Jack. I'd hate to be in a position where I want to do something that I think is best for me, to not be able to, to have to live in pain, and watch the hockey world continue on without me. As Jeff Marek said, to go to bed each night thinking "I'm not 1 day closer to surgery". I imagine his relief must be huge, and I'm happy for him as a person.

Looking forward to seeing what the Post-Eichel Sabres can do though. Peterka-Krebs-Quinn is a great AHL line. Has an entire line ever been brought up together into an NHL team?